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Interview with Reneka Evans
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Evans, Reneka Date: Aug. 21, 2016 Topics: Activism, AIDS (Disease), Bars (Drinking establishments), Black people, Black people--Race identity, Community life, Dating, Discrimination, Drag, Drag balls, Drag performance, Education, Educators, Employment discrimination, Families, Family relationships, Friendship, Gender-affirming care, Harassment, Health, Health insurance, HIV infections, Hormones, Law enforcement, Love, Medical care, MtFs, Prisons, Religion, Sex, Sex work, Social movements, Southern States, Spiritual life, Spirituality, Surgery, Transgender community, Transgender people, Work Subject: Red Door Clinic, Reneka Evans, Tretter Transgender Oral History Project, University of Minnesota Program in Human Sexuality Description: Reneka Evans is a Black trans female who was born and raised in Memphis, Tennessee. At the time of this oral history, Evans was working at The Red Door. In this oral history, Evans discusses moving... -
Interview with Roze (R.B.) Brooks
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Brook, Roze Date: Nov. 3, 2016 Topics: Activists, Adolescence, Allies, Art, Bathrooms, Colleges, Coming out, Education, Families, Family relationships, Friends, Gender diversity, Gender identity, Harassment, Higher education, LGBTI community, Masculinities, Politics, Sexism, Sexuality, Social movements, Social privilege, Support groups, Transphobia, White LGBTQ+ people, Work Subject: Andrea Gibson, Janet Mock, Laverne Cox, Title IX, Tretter Transgender Oral History Project Description: Roze (R.B.) Brooks is a white gender queer person raised in St. Louis, Missouri. At the time of this interview, R.B. was a graduate student. In this oral history, they speak at length about queer a... -
Interview with Ryan Li Dahlstrom
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Dahlstrom, Ryan Li Date: Mar. 28, 2016 Topics: Activism, Activists, Asian/Pacific Islander American Heritage Month, Coming out, Coming out (Sexual orientation), Communities, Community life, Discrimination, Education, Family relationships, Friendship, FtMs, Gender realignment surgery, Gender-affirming care, Harassment, Hormones, LGBTI community, Liberation movements, Love, Middle West, Pacific Islander American LGBTQ+ people, Privilege (Social psychology), Race, Race relations, Racially mixed people, Sex, Social movements, Transgender people, Violence, White people--Race identity--United States, Work Subject: Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice Board, Gender Blur, Transgender Youth Support Network, Tretter Transgender Oral History Project Description: Ryan Li Dahlstrom is a mixed Asian and white trans masculine person from Minnesota. At the time of this interview, Dahlstrom was working as a consultant. In this oral history, Dahlstrom discusses c... -
Interview with Sayuri Hernandez
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Hernandez, Sayuri Date: Sep. 12, 2016 Topics: Addictions, Armed Forces, Child abuse, Classism, Dating, Exercise, Family relationships, Feminism, Gender realignment surgery, Gender-affirming care, Harassment, Hormones, Latino/a/x LGBTQ+ people, LGBTQ+ discrimination, LGBTQ+ people in recovery, LGBTQ+ visibility, Medical care, Mental health, Race, Racially mixed people, Racism, Slurs, Spirituality, Stores, Retail, Substance abuse, Tucking (Phallus), White people, Women, Work Subject: George Michael, Lana Del Ray, Loyola University, Rihanna, RuPaul's Drag Race, Sayuri Hernandez Description: Sayuri Hernandez is a Puerto Rican trans woman from Houston, Texas. In this oral history interview, she discusses her childhood and early life, experiences of addiction and recovery, her thoughts o... -
Interview with Steinarr Harriday
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Harriday, Steinarr Date: Apr. 20, 2016 Topics: Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, Biracial LGBTQ+ people, Coming out, Education, Family relationships, Gender-affirming care, Harassment, Hormones, Lutheranism, Medical care, Men, Passing (Gender), Religion, Social privilege, Spiritual life, Spirituality, Sportspersons, Transgender people Subject: Aydian Dowling, BECAUSE Conference, Laith Ashley, Out Front, Steinarr Harriday, Tretter Transgender Oral History Project Description: Steinarr Harriday describes himself as biracial and pansexual trans male. In this oral history he discusses playing on the boy’s football team in school, the passing of his father, learning how to ... -
Interview with Susan Kimberly
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Kimberly, Susan Date: Mar. 9, 2016 Topics: Gender affirming surgery, LGBTQ+ activism, Official documentation, Older transgender people, Trans women, Transgender youth, Transitioning (Gender), White transgender people Subject: Tretter Transgender Oral History Project Description: Susan Kimberly is a white transwoman from St. Paul, Minnesota. In this oral history interview, she discusses her childhood and early life, her time in the Peace Corps, her transition, her experienc... -
Interview with Tamlyn Murray
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Murray, Tamlyn Date: Dec. 27, 2016 Topics: Asexuality, Bisexuality, Bullying, Change of name, Coming out, Community life, Discrimination, Electrolysis, Friendship, Gender diversity, Gender dysphoria, Gender identity, Gender realignment surgery, Gender-affirming care, Gender-nonconforming people, Hair--Removal, Harassment, Health, Health care, Intersex, Love, Medical care, Mental illness, Middle West, Misogyny, Privilege (Social psychology), Psychic trauma, Race, Racism, Sex, Sexuality, Surgery, Plastic, Transphobia, Whites--Race identity Subject: Minnesota Transgender Health Coalition, Tretter Transgender Oral History Project Description: Tamlyn Murray is a white gender nonconforming female from Centerville, Minnesota. She talks about coming out, and her interactions with healthcare. She discusses relationships, and the issues withi... -
Interview with Taya Mitchell
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Mitchell, Taya Date: Apr. 6, 2016 Topics: African American transgender people, Appearance, Assigned gender, Bathrooms, Black race--Color, Bullying, Clothing, Coming out, Families, Femininities, Gender identity, HIV/AIDS, Homophobia, Hormone therapy, Identification cards, Inclusive education, Language, Medical care, Privilege (Social psychology), Racism, Representation, Reproduction, Schools, Social media, Surgery, Transgender people, Transphobia Subject: Black Lives Matter (BLM), Minnesota Transgender Health Coalition, OutFront Minnesota Description: Taya Mitchell is a performance artist and community organizer who was born and raised in Los Angeles, CA. In this oral history, she shares many of her experiences with being homeschooled; bullying ... -
Interview with Terry Dickelman
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Dickelman, Terry Date: May 27, 2016 Topics: Activism, Coming out, Family relationships, Gender realignment surgery, Gender-affirming care, Harassment, Hormones, Language, Mental health, Middle West, Passing (Gender), Politics, Privilege (Social psychology), Pronoun, Religion, Social movements, Spiritual life, Spirituality, Transgender youth, Visibility, White people--Race identity--United States, Work Subject: Janus Society, Michigan Womyn’s Music Festival, RECLAIM!, Terry Dickelman, Transforming Families, Tretter Transgender Oral History Project Description: Terry Dickelman is a white transgender male from Des Moines, Iowa. At the time of this interview, Dickelman was living in Minnesota. In this oral history, he recounts early childhood experiences, r... -
Interview with Thalia Fontan
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Fontan, Thalia Date: Feb. 12, 2016 Topics: Celebrities, Education, Family relationships, Friendships, Gender-affirming care, Harassment, Latino/a/x LGBTQ+ people, LGBTQ+ communities, LGBTQ+ discrimination, LGBTQ+ visibility, Mental health, Mental health care for LGBTQ+ people, Multiracial LGBTQ+ people, Passing (Gender), Puerto Rican women, Race, Racism, Self-esteem, Social privilege, Trans women, Transgender victims of bullying, Transgender youth, White transgender people, Work Subject: Midwest Bisexual Lesbian Gay Transgender Asexual College Conference (MBLGTACC), Tretter Transgender Oral History Project Description: Thalia Fontan is a Puerto Rican and white transwoman from Wisconsin. At the time of this interview, Fontan was a student at the University of Minnesota. In this oral history Fontan speaks at length... -
Interview with Thalia Forton
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Jenkins, Andrea, Forton, Thalia Date: Feb. 12, 2016 Topics: Bullying, Dating, Depression, Families, Harassment, Hormones, MtFs, National characteristics, Puerto Rican, Passing (Gender), Racially mixed people, Sexual violence, Stress, Students, Transgender people Subject: Thalia Forton Description: Thalia Forton shared her story in her dorm room at the University of Minnesota. Forton identifies herself as a queer trans woman of color. In this oral history, Forton shares her experiences with d... -
Interview with Tona Brown
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Brown, Tona Date: Sep. 22, 2016 Topics: Art, Black people--Race identity, Black transgender people, Classical music, Coming out, Counseling, Creative activities and seat work, Discrimination, Entertainers, Family members, Family relationships, Gender-affirming care, Harassment, Hormones, MtFs, Parents of transgender people, Religion, Southern States, Spiritual life, Spirituality, Transgender people, Violinists, Work Subject: Carnegie Hall, Tretter Transgender Oral History Project Description: Tona Brown is a African American transgender woman from Alexandria, Virginia. At the time of this interview, Brown was working as a musician, a teacher, and a world-class performer. In this oral hi... -
Interview with Vanessa Sheridan
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Sheridan, Vanessa Date: Jul. 12, 2016 Topics: Assigned gender, Black people, Coming out, Families, Fundamentalism, Gender diversity, Gender identity, Harassment, Hate crimes, Homophobia, Law, LGBTQ+ partners, Murders of LGBTQ+ people, Performing arts, Racism, Religions, Socioeconomic characteristics, Transgender people, Transitioning (Gender), Transphobia, Violence Subject: Caitlyn Jenner, Chaz Bono, City of Lakes Crossgender Community (CLCC), Crossing Over, HB2, Jerry Springer Show, Laura Jane Grace, Laverne Cox, Liberating the Transgendered Christian, Maury Povich, Phyllis Randolph Frye, Pulse Night Club, RuPaul, The Complete Guide to Transgender in the Workplace, Virginia Prince, Virginia Ramey Mollenkott Description: Vanessa Sheridan identifies as transgender and was assigned male at birth. She knew she was different from the age of 2 or 3 but didn’t understand what it meant at the time since she had no framewo... -
Interview with Zeam Porter
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Porter, Zeam Date: Dec. 29, 2016 Topics: Activists, Age, Bathrooms, Bullying, Coming out, Depression, Discrimination, Family members, Femininities, Gender diversity, Gender identity, Gender realignment surgery, Genderfluid identity, Hormones, Intersectionality (Sociology), LGBTQ+ relationships, Masculinities, Medical interventions, Mental disorders, Poetry, Privilege (Social psychology), Religions, Sexual orientation, Sports Subject: Gender Revolution 8, Minnesota Transgender Health Coalition, OutFront Minnesota Description: Zeam Porter identifies as a black polyamorous transmasculine genderqueer demiboy and was assigned female at birth. His gender is very fluid but also grounded in being trans masculine. They prefer h... -
J. Soto Oral History
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Soto, J., Milks, M. Henry Date: Oct. 20, 2016 Topics: Acceptance, Artists, Arts, Childhood, Christianity, Coming out, Ethnic groups, Families, FtMs, Gay community, Gender identity, Genderfluid identity, Language, LGBTQ+ relationships, Migration, Night life, Social exclusion, Transgender community, Transitioning (Gender) Subject: J. Soto Description: J. Soto recounts his evolving understanding of gender and identity along his eastward migration across the United States. Born and raised in the Bay Area, J. attended graduate school in Chicago, IL...
